Magic Bullet vs. Food Processor

The world is developing in all the domains including cooking related stuff. There is a certain number of appliances produced every day to make your cooking easy as compared to some 10 years ago.

These kitchen accessories serve you differently either in household use or in restaurants by professional cooks. We all need appliances that are affordable, long-lasting, and easy to use. There are multiple appliances in the market which makes it very difficult for you to choose among them.

Here we will be telling you about the two best appliances that will assist you in the kitchen in the best way. These two are the Magic Bullet vs Food Processor.

Here we will be comparing which one of them is the best for your household as well as a professional kitchen.

Magic Bullet:

The magic bullet might deceive you in size but is all in one package. A coffee mug-sized bullet food processor takes place several other kitchen appliances. This bullet food processor’s design is as simple as it does not have any dials or buttons to process and is lightweight and portable. The Magic Bullet works very simply. When you press down the cup, it starts functioning automatically.

The Magic Bullet has the ability to blend any fruit and vegetable. Hard vegetables and seeds might cause an issue in blending. If this happens, you can buy additional accessories like blender cups and blades that will help you in blending ice and hard vegetables and fruits.

A Basic Magic Bullet Has:

• Power base
• One cross blade
• Three sizes of cups
• Two lip rings
• Re-sealable lids
• To-go cup

This bullet food processor offers 200 watts of power and is only 2.6 lbs.

Magic Bullet’s Features:

• Chopping
• Grating
• Blending
• Whipping
• Grinding
• Pureeing

Not only these, but this bullet food processor can also make the best smoothies, protein powders, leafy greens, soft fruits, and vegetables too.

Cleansing:

The cleansing of Magic Bullet is very easy as all its part is fully dishwasher safe. For long life, you are directed to rinse it with warm water after every usage.

Pros:

• Multi-functional
• Easy to store
• Cups are microwave safe
• Easily washable and dishwasher safe cups and lids
• Eco-friendly

Cons:

• Difficulty in crushing ice
• Due to the small size of cups, the quantity to be processed is small

Food Processor:

As already mentioned, there are several other appliances related to food. But the Food Processor range has the reputation no other appliance does. It is best known for slicing hard ingredients like nuts. A food processor can be really versatile with different attachments for different tasks.

A Food Processor has:

• Hard blades
• Moderately powerful motors
• Wide containers
• Different sized bowls
• Dough hook
• Slicing and grating discs
• Blending jug

The blending jug is of quite a good size which can make smoothies for a family of 4 people. This quality of it makes attracts more buyers than any other appliance. More expensive models include wide range of attachments and accessories such as different capacities’ jugs, bowls, and grinding blades.

 It can also make baby food. But if you want to make juice by using this appliance, you need to purchase a mesh strainer from the market.

Cleansing:

As the Food Processor has an extensive amount of attachments, it can be a difficult task for you to clean all the parts. After every use, you need to clean them up easily. The appliance is dishwasher safe so you don’t need to worry about it. Just simply apply dish wash and rinse it well.

A Food Processor Features:

• Blending
• Dicing
• Slicing
• Pureeing
• Chopping
• Grating
• Whipping

We all know if an appliance has some abilities, it also has drawbacks. Here is a common comparison between both of the appliances and see which device undergoes which task better than the other.

Recipe	Magic Bullet	Food Processor
Soups and Purees	Best	Proficient
Smoothies	Best	Not good
Dips	Proficient	Best
Butters	Can manage	Best
Chopped Vegetables	Not good	Best
Kneaded Dough	Not good	Proficient
Cheeses	Not good	Best

As we have studied both of the appliances, now we’ll do a comparison of the two.

Magic Bullet VS Food Processor:

If we talk about the handling liquids, Magic Bullet wins as its designs make it handle liquids better than the Food Processor. Moreover, the size of the Magic Bullet might be a problem in terms of quantity, but it is quite is to handle it and to pour the liquid in the glass. You might even drink in the same glass you juiced.

Magic Bullets can cause problems in grinding hard vegetables, vegetables, and other smoothie ingredients.

But if we talk about Food Processors, they are labor-friendly. They can continuously work and undergo various intensive tasks which make it a better choice over Magic Bullet.

Food Processor can undergo various hard-to-do tasks very easily which are very difficult to do for the Magic Bullet. It can undergo intensive tasks like grinding hard vegetables, fruits, and nuts quite easily as compared to the Magic Bullet.

The Food Processor is also larger in size therefore it can work in more quantity compared to Magic Bullet. It might be difficult to handle it due to its larger size. But the big-sized bowl of it can help you to add more ingredients than any other appliance.

The magic bullet can make the best smoothies, soups, and purees, as compared to the Food Processor. But it is not that good in making dips, butter, chopped vegetables, kneaded dough, and cheese.

While the second one leads as it can undergo more tasks better than the Magic Bullet. The Food Processor might be proficient in making soups and purees, kneaded dough, and smoothies but its excellence can be seen in making dips, butter, chopped vegetables, and cheese. This quality of it makes it preferable over the Magic Bullet.

The Magic Bullet is affordable and easy to use as compared to other appliances, but it is not multi-tasking as all other appliances specifically the Food Processor.

If one is good at something then it might not be that good at the other. The Food Processor can make ice cream, butter and can grind the ice quite easily. But a Magic Bullet cannot undergo all these functions.  

FAQs:

Q. Can a food processor crush ice?

A. The food processor has sharp blades and powerful motors that have the ability to cut off all the hard vegetables, fruits, and even nuts. Grinding ice is not a big deal. Since it has huge containers, you can grind a handsome amount of ice.

Q. Can you grind meat in a food processor?

A. Yes, the food processor can grind any sort of meat without causing any trouble. You can even marinate meat in the wide bowl of the food processor.

Conclusion:

Our world has grown very fast. The days have passed by when you need to buy different appliances for different tasks like blending, cutting, making ice cream and butter, etc. But now the time has totally changed and so have the appliances. Now the appliances are quite cheaper than before, easy to handle, and do multiple tasks. You don’t need to buy multiple machines to undergo various tasks. You only buy one utility to do everything.

There are several appliances in the market which function better than the others. Firstly, you should take care of your budget and purchase only that appliance that you can afford and is efficient. Then you should look over the appliance that gives you more facilities at an affordable price.

Among these two, if you want to prepare liquids then a blender is a good option. But a food processor is ideal to prepare solid and dense food. Each serves best in its own ways. Best is if you can afford both. But if you can afford only one, you should go for the one which gives you the best experience.